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edmontonjournal.com
+ i3 D! Z& x1 q& iPublished: Thursday, April 12, 20077 ?' O; O9 `) E- \5 ]* u0 _
/ s1 v+ A! b n! J2 L% m+ a0 x2 kEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge./ T: R3 c' L( q0 v5 n$ ~- h
; i. l/ P% ^: R' D! T6 VIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.
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6 U: i# [! i* q. P; _: }5 U# y8 ?An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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